Rafe is
Ralph.
Raphael isn't. That's why I don't think
Rafe is a nick for
Raphael (but I think it's more important that they don't sound the same:
Rafe is RAYF /
Raphael is RAHF or RAFF).
I didn't know
Rafe =
Ralph either until I read the BtN entry ... but then, I had never even heard of the name
Rafe until BtN.
This message was edited 12/19/2011, 9:38 AM